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Healthcare access infrastructure leader Zocdoc launches an enterprise platform expansion that syndicates provider availability beyond its native marketplace (Zocdoc.com and mobile app) into a distributed Care Access Network.The platform allows healthcare providers to maintain a single integration that makes their real-time calendar availability instantly discoverable and bookable across external partner channels, including Google Gemini, Amazon Health AI, Yelp,
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PwC Reproductive Health Report: Expanding From Infertility Treatment to Whole-Life Fertility Care
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Global strategic advisory firm PwC published a market analysis titled “Unlocking the Women’s Health Opportunity: A New Era in Fertility and Reproductive Health,” projecting the global fertility sector to expand from $25 billion to $35 billion today to reach $35 billion - $45 billion by 2030, growing at a 6% to 8% compound annual growth rate.The market is experiencing a structural pivot from reactive infertility intervention to proactive, lifelong reproductive health
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LexisNexis Risk Solutions Launches Identity Proofing for MyChart in Epic Systems Toolbox
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LexisNexis Risk Solutions announced that its Identity Proofing for MyChart solution is now officially available within the Epic Toolbox Program under the Identity Verification for MyChart Category.The designated toolbox status validates that the software aligns directly with Epic technical blueprints, architectural standards, and implementation best practices, offering health system IT teams a standardized, repeatable deployment framework.Pre-built integration is
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Ultrahuman Partners with HealthEx to Integrate Clinical Health Records into Smart Ring Biometric Timeline
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Smart ring and wearable health technology company Ultrahuman announced the rollout of the HealthEx PowerPlug, integrating personal electronic medical records with continuous biometric streams from the Ultrahuman Ring.The feature is powered by HealthEx, a consumer-directed health data platform that leverages the federally backed Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) to discover and retrieve longitudinal patient health records across nationwide health
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Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center Installs U.S. First Philips Rembra CT
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Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center (SMRMC) in McComb, Mississippi—the flagship hub of Southwest Health—announced on September 17, 2026, that it has completed the first U.S. clinical installation of the Philips Rembra CT system.The FDA 510(k)-cleared CT scanner is engineered specifically for acute, trauma, and high-demand emergency departments to accelerate patient throughput and reduce table time.The system features a largest-in-class 85 cm bore, facilitating
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FDA Awards Cognita Imaging $1.29M to Validate LLM-as-a-Jury Evaluation Across 1 Million Radiology Reports
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Cognita Imaging, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Mosaic Clinical Technologies, Inc., operating within the broader Radiology Partners ecosystem) was awarded a $1.29 million research contract by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pioneer new methodologies for evaluating autonomous, generative AI radiology reports.The 18-month contract, effective June 22, 2026, was funded under the FDA’s Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) program for advanced research and
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Rutgers, RWJBarnabas Health, and AWS Launch Innovation Hub at HELIX
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Rutgers University and RWJBarnabas Health—New Jersey’s largest academic health system spanning 14 hospitals and over 5 million annual patients—have partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch the Rutgers/RWJBarnabas Health Innovation Hub.Housed inside the Health and Life Science Exchange (HELIX) in New Brunswick, N.J., which serves as the physical home for the unified Rutgers School of Medicine (merging Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and New Jersey Medical
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MEDITECH Completes Expanse Implementation Across 34 Hospitals in HCA Healthcare’s First Two U.S. Divisions
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Healthcare IT leader MEDITECH has completed the enterprise deployment of its Expanse electronic health record (EHR) platform across 34 acute care hospitals in HCA Healthcare’s Capital and North Florida divisions.Represents the first two U.S. operating divisions to achieve full Expanse deployment across HCA Healthcare’s 15 nationwide operating divisions:Capital Division: 18 hospitals operating across Virginia and New Hampshire.North Florida Division: 16 hospitals operating
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Amazon One Medical Expands On-Demand GLP-1 Care to 48 States & Washington, D.C.
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Amazon One Medical has expanded its weight management and GLP-1 clinical care infrastructure across 48 states and Washington, D.C., updating its national delivery framework on September 15, 2026.Introduces a bifurcated access model dividing clinical touchpoints into two pathways:Insurance-Covered Primary Care Integration: In-person and scheduled video visits embedded within longitudinal primary care across markets with physical One Medical clinics, managing
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M&A: Hello Patient Acquires Converse Health to Unify Outpatient Front-Office Voice with Back-Office EHR Automation
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Hello Patient (Austin, TX) announced that it has acquired Converse Health, an AI workflow automation company built for independent outpatient medical practices.Founded in 2023 by CEO Louis Sallerson, CTO Val Zinchenko, and CRO Adam Teitelman (with Trenton Williams joining as VP of Sales in early 2024), Converse Health previously raised $1.3 million to deploy custom chart and document automation across dermatology, orthopedics, women's health, and pain medicine.Directly
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